Recession hardships, personal control, and the amplification of psychological distress: Differential responses to cumulative stress exposure during the U.S. Great Recession

• Main Authors: Jonathan Koltai (Author), David Stuckler (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Elsevier, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Recessions pose risks to mental health, yet the psychosocial mechanisms involved are less clear. One critical factor may be people's perceived control when faced with multiple recession hardships. Here we test a structural amplification hypothesis by assessing the role of perceived control as a...